Ambassador Ford replaces Kenya’s Ambassador Stephen Ndung’u Karau. He thanked his predecessor for investing enormous energy and wisdom in guiding members in the agriculture negotiations in the run up to last year’s Buenos Aires Ministerial...Read More
19 March 2018 Yusupha Alieu Kah, the new Permanent Representative of The Gambia to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva. Mr. Kah ...Read More
Originally proposed by Canada and Kenya in June 2014, the catalogue lists actions WTO members can resort to in order to manage SPS issues, including trade concerns. Members finally reached a consensus and overcame the difference of views on...Read More
Viet Nam claims the challenged US measures are inconsistent with a number of provisions under the WTO’s Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures as well as the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade 1994. Further information is avai...Read More
The STDF is a global partnership that supports developing countries in building their capacity to implement international sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) standards as a means to improve their working practices and increase access to agric...Read More
WTO Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said: “This donation from Canada will help developing and least-developed countries comply with international sanitary and phytosanitary standards, thereby boosting their capacity to trade with all the b...Read More
Members agreed on a proposed timeline for organizing a review of the operation of the 2013 Bali Ministerial Decision on tariff rate quotas (TRQs), which aims to improve how the quota system is used. Tariff rate quotas allow import quantitie...Read More
Following is the text of UN Secretary‑General António Guterres’ video message to the Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), in Rome today:
In its request for consultations under Article 21.5 of the Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU), the EU said the challenged measures are inconsistent with various provisions under the WTO’s Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures...Read More
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ video message to the World Food Programme (WFP) Global Management Meeting, held in Dubai from 20 to 22 January:
DS475: Russian Federation — Measures on the Importation of Live Pigs, Pork and Other Pig Products from the European Union At the meeting, the EU said it had requested the suspension of concessions to preserve its rights in these dispute set...Read More
5 January 2018 Aimé Clovis Guillond, the new Permanent Representative of the Republic of the Congo to the United Nations Office at Geneva, today presented his credentials to Michael Møller, the Director-General of the United Nations Office ...Read More